The Problem of Certainty in English Thought 1630–1690

The Problem of Certainty in English Thought 1630–1690
Title The Problem of Certainty in English Thought 1630–1690 PDF eBook
Author Henry G. Leeuwen
Publisher Springer
Pages 175
Release 2013-12-01
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 9401759065

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The Problem of Certainty in English Thought 1630–1690

The Problem of Certainty in English Thought 1630–1690
Title The Problem of Certainty in English Thought 1630–1690 PDF eBook
Author Henry G. van Leeuwen
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 188
Release 1970-07-31
Genre History
ISBN 9789024701797

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The revival of ancient Greek scepticism in the 16th and 17th centuries was of the greatest importance in changing the intellectual climate in which modern science developed, and in developing the attitude that we now call "The scientific outlook". Many streams of thought came together contributing to various facets of this crucial development. One of the most fascinating of these is that of "constructive scepticism", the history of one of whose forms is traced in this study by Prof. Van Leeuwen. The sceptical crisis that arose during the Renaissance and Refor mation challenged the fundamental principles of the many areas of man's intellectual world, in philosophy, theology, humane and moral studies, and the sciences. The devastating weapons of classical scep ticism were employed to undermine man's confidence in his ability to discover truth in any area whatsoever by use of the human faculties of the senses and reason. These sceptics indicated that there was no area in which human beings could gain any certain knowledge, and that the effort to do so was fruitless, vain, presumptuous, and perhaps even blasphemous. StaI'ting with the writings of Hen ric us Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (1486-1535) and Michel de Montaigne (1533-92), a thoroughly destructive sceptical movement developed, attacking both the old and the new science, philosophy and theology, and insisting that true and certain knowledge can only be gained by Revelation.

Political Discourse in Early Modern Britain

Political Discourse in Early Modern Britain
Title Political Discourse in Early Modern Britain PDF eBook
Author Nicholas Phillipson
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 462
Release 1993-02-26
Genre History
ISBN 052139242X

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Inspired by the work of intellectual historian J. G. A. Pocock, this 1993 collection explores the political ideologies of early modern Britain.

Descartes’s Mathematical Thought

Descartes’s Mathematical Thought
Title Descartes’s Mathematical Thought PDF eBook
Author C. Sasaki
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 526
Release 2003-11-30
Genre Mathematics
ISBN 9781402017469

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Covering both the history of mathematics and of philosophy, Descartes's Mathematical Thought reconstructs the intellectual career of Descartes most comprehensively and originally in a global perspective including the history of early modern China and Japan. Especially, it shows what the concept of "mathesis universalis" meant before and during the period of Descartes and how it influenced the young Descartes. In fact, it was the most fundamental mathematical discipline during the seventeenth century, and for Descartes a key notion which may have led to his novel mathematics of algebraic analysis.

A History of European Thought in the Nineteenth Century

A History of European Thought in the Nineteenth Century
Title A History of European Thought in the Nineteenth Century PDF eBook
Author John Theodore Merz
Publisher
Pages 652
Release 1912
Genre Philosophy, Modern
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Celebrating the Reformation

Celebrating the Reformation
Title Celebrating the Reformation PDF eBook
Author Mark D Thompson
Publisher SPCK
Pages 407
Release 2017-09-21
Genre Religion
ISBN 1783595108

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Too often, the Reformers and their doctrines have been caricatured, misrepresented or misappropriated in the service of agendas they would never have recognized, let alone endorsed. Happily, there has been a great deal of fine scholarship in recent years that has exploded some of these myths, but it has not always been accessible to non-specialists. The intention of Celebrating the Reformation is that Christians today will find new cause to rejoice in what God did in the sixteenth century through weak and fallible men and women. These people sought, in their own context, to submit themselves to the word of God and lead his people in a godly and faithful response to the gospel of grace. Three sections deal with the chief Reformers, key doctrines and the Reformation in retrospect. Each contribution seeks to connect its subject to the present, making clear its relevance for today. The Reformation is not a dead movement but a living legacy that can still capture the imagination and encourage men and women in their own Christian discipleship. The contributors are Andrew Bain, Colin R. Bale, Rhys S. Bezzant, Gerald Bray, Martin Foord, David A. Höhne, Chase Kuhn, Andrew Leslie, Edward Loane, John McClean, Joe Mock, Michael J. Ovey, Tim Patrick, Mark D. Thompson, Stephen Tong, Jane Tooher and Dean Zweck.

History of Political Thought

History of Political Thought
Title History of Political Thought PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 734
Release 1998
Genre Political science
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